Gregory F. Robel
Renton
Summary
Highly versatile and analytical mathematician, with extensive experience in aerospace engineering; particularly guidance, navigation and control systems. Able to learn new material quickly and thoroughly, and to synthesize, distil and communicate complex topics to diverse audiences. Project leader for development and application of simulation models of complex engineering systems. Respected and popular professor of mathematics and engineering courses at colleges and universities. Author or co-author of multiple articles, papers and presentations that made significant contributions to mathematics, aerospace engineering and financial economics.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Engineer
The Boeing Company
Seattle
01.1986 - 01.2016
- Research and development of guidance, navigation and control systems.
- Investigated and selected the best of emerging technologies from industry and academia.
- Led the definition of the requirements for a comprehensive software environment for control system analysis and design.
- Lead engineer for a small team of researchers who developed simulation models for GPS-guided airplanes when Global Position System became available.
- Developed a software model to determine how many satellites were in view at a particular time and place and which enabled the identification of system failures.
- Implemented a method for determining paths of minimal length on the surface of a non-spherical ellipsoid, which is documented in a publication of the International Civil Aviation Authority.
- International collaboration with very distinguished researchers to develop a simulation model of a human pilot that accurately embodied the variability of a human operator conducting an approach and landing under conditions of very low visibility.
Senior Lecturer
Henry Cogswell College (formerly Cogswell College North)
Kirkland
01.1988 - 01.2006
- Taught Calculus I-III, Linear Algebra, Ordinary Differential Equations, Partial Differential Equations, and Control System Engineering.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Iowa State University
Ames
01.1982 - 01.1986
- Taught Calculus I-III, Linear Algebra, Ordinary Differential Equations, Partial Differential Equations, and Numerical Analysis.
Education
PhD - operator theory, functional analysis, algebraic geometry, linear system theory, quantum mechanics
University of Michigan
B.S. (With Distinction) - Mathematics, Philosophy
Harvey Mudd College
Skills
- Problem solving
- Scientific programming
- Algorithm development
- Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written
- Project Leadership
- Adaptability
- Critical thinking
- Teamwork
Publications
- The pilot model balked landing simulation project: a government, industry and national research cooperation., The Aeronautical Journal, 113, 1149, 2009, R. Hosman (principal author), A. Belyavin, H. Höerman, J. Schuring, P. van der Geest, J. Towler
- Review of 'Building Financial Derivatives Applications with C++', J. Finance, 58, 1, 2003
- DGPS Precision Landing Simulation, SAE Transaction, 103, 1994, 350-370, T. Siu (principal author), T. McDavid, T. Geels, 1994 SAE International Wright Brothers Medal Award winner
- Computing geodesics on the WGS-84 Ellipsoid, Change No. 1 to RTCA/DO-208
- Design of localizer capture and track modes for a lateral autopilot using H-infinity synthesis., IEEE Control Systems Magazine, 10, 4, 13-21, 1990, I. Kaminer (principal author), P.P. Khargonekar
- On computing the infinity norm., IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 34, 8, 882-884, 1989
- On the structure of (BCP)-operators and related algebras. I., J. Operator Theory, 12, 1984, 23-45
- On the structure of (BCP)-operators and related algebras. II., J. Operator Theory, 12, 1984, 235-245
Honors And Awards
- 1994, Wright Brothers Medal, SAE, Best paper on aircraft/spacecraft development, for DGPS Precision Landing Simulation.
- 1994, Arch T. Colwell Merit Award, SAE, Recognized for outstanding paper DGPS Precision Landing Simulation.
- 1977, Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Competition.
Selected Presentations
Real Options and Mean-Reverting Prices, Fifth Annual Conference on Real Options, UCLA, 2001, This presentation was a significant contribution to financial economics. It corrected a serious error that had been made by two prominent authors (holders of named professorships in economics at Princeton and in finance at MIT.) This work has been recognized, cited and continued by several other researchers.
Timeline
Senior Lecturer
Henry Cogswell College (formerly Cogswell College North)
01.1988 - 01.2006
Principal Engineer
The Boeing Company
01.1986 - 01.2016
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Iowa State University
01.1982 - 01.1986
PhD - operator theory, functional analysis, algebraic geometry, linear system theory, quantum mechanics
University of Michigan
B.S. (With Distinction) - Mathematics, Philosophy
Harvey Mudd College